Emma's OT/PT Therapy Updates

Emma FINALLY was able to go to her OT Evaluation today (after cancelling twice because of illness).

In a nutshell, she' doing great. The therapist gave us a few exercises to do at home that will help with some of her fine motor skills. She wasn't recommended for formal therapy at all because they felt she was right where she needed to be.

We had a re-check with the physical therapist and even though Emma was tired and uncooperative, she could tell that there aren't any problems. She gave us a few exercises to try with her that will help her sit up on her own from a laying down position (and crawling). Emma wants to skip the crawling business and go straight to walking. :)

Last night, she was standing up against the ottoman and took several side steps.

In my opinion, Emma is doing just fine. Callie is lagging behind her a little in some of her skills. Callie is rather unsure of herself, so isn't quite as aggressive as she could be.

We will be scheduling OT sessions for Callie (probably starting after Thanksgiving). I don't feel Callie needs much - she does need a little bit of encouragement. She doesn't seem to be as interested in crawling and moving as Emma is, but her fine motor skills are pretty good.